Automobile windshield accessory



W. E. BELLINGHAM.

AUTOMOBILE WINDSHIELD ACCESSORY.

AHPLICAHON FILED JAN. 6, 1922.

Patented @ct 1r; ieaa UNHTED STATES WILEJEAM E. FEELING-Hm, F DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

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Application filed January 6, 1922 Serial No. 527,308.

To all whom it my concern:

Be it known that'l, WILLIAM E. BELLING- HAM, a citizen of the United St'ates residing" at Duluth, in the county ofSt. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Windshield Accessories, of which the following-is a specification, reference being had therein to the, accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to automobile .wind shield accessories and has special reference to a combination cleaner and vision shield.

The principal object is to produce a con-* venient and practical combination device of this character. 7 Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the further description thereof. Referring to the acompanying drawing illustrating one embodiment of the invention and in which like reference characters indicate like parts:

Figure 1 is a fragmental portion of the wind shield of an automobile showing an inside elevation of one of the combination,

devices attached thereto;

Fi re 2 is a top plan'view of Figure l" showing the glass or the wind shield in section; and I Figure 3 is a'transverse sectlonal view on the line 3-3, Fi re 2... v The cleaner portion of the device corn prises an inner and an outer cooperatively united squeegee member, the latter comprising a clamping member 1, holding the. rubber glass engaging portion 2 and supthe latter being upwardly as to permost frame ported upon the bent rod 3 so bent at right angles and project inwardly above the u portion a of the wind shicl is mounted directly above the wind shield frame a in the protruding end 6 of the two part clampin member 7 which is removably attached to t e frame 4 of the shield, and which member is common to such. devices.

The extreme innermost end of the rod 3 is flattened uponopposite sides, 'as'illustrated aty8, said flattened portion extending some distance inwardly from the end thereof forming shoulders against which the hub portion 9 of the supporting arm 10 of the innermost squeegee member 11 is engaged when slipped onto the end of the rod 3 and against which it is securely held by the suitable wing nut, indicated at 12 The flattened portions of the rod 3 are of 5. The rod 3 such an extent longitudinally thereof as to normally hung the two squeegee members in proper alignment with their respective faces of the glass, and the rubber portions 2 and 13"ot the squeegee members are preferably made adjustable within. their clamping or pczltdin members by the bolt holes in the a er the glass, as is obvious. i

The arm 10 is directly attached to the frame it which carries in any convenient. manner the visronshield glass 15 and upon the upper horizontal side of the frame 14 is attached as by suitable bolts lti'the clamneing made elongated so that the a rubbers may be set in proper alignment with ing member 11, previously referred to; By

this means we have suspended from beneath the innermost squeegee a vision shield, it being understood that the glass 15 may be ofan-y desired tint or color to protect the. drivers eyes against any objectionable glare of light which he may be heading towards, and while the device is illustrated in the accompanying drawing as being placed in its extreme left hand position it is to be understood that when the benefit-sot the vision shield isdesired the same may be swung downwardly into a vertical position v as indicatedin dotted lines Figure 1' when the glass will be in a positionconvenient for- "the driver to look through, and at a time when the cleaner only is employed the glass attached thereto will form he obstruction whatever to same. a

The clamping member 11" is made to ere tend inwardly some considerable distance from the wind shield to. afiord convenient 'means for manipulating of the device by I '95 While T have shown and referred to the hand.

vision shield as bein of glass it is to be understood that; substitutes therefor may be employed with equally 'ood results. A f Having thus describe my invention, what cut, is:

l. A.- glare shield comprising a suitable support attached to the wind shield, two opposed wi ers one upon either side of the wind shield, means connectingsaid wipers and journalled-in said support, a frame depend ing from the innermost wiper, and a glare shield medium mounted within said frame.

2. A combined wind shield wiper and glare shield. comprising a suitable holding ll claim and desire tosecure by Letters Fat too teatime Wind shield wiper and member carried by the wind shield, an L- shaped rod pivotally mounted within said support and extending upon either side of the wind shield, one end of the rod having 'a portion extending parallel with the wind shield glass and carrying a wind shield frame of said inner wiper extending inwardly of said glare shield medium to act as means whereby the device may be manually manipulated.

3. A combined wind shield wiper and glare shield comprising a suitable holding member -carried by the wind shield, an ll.- shaped rod pivotally .mounted within said support and extending'upon either sideof the wind shield one end of the rod having a portion extending parallel with the wind shield glass and carrying a wind shield; wiper thereupon, the opposite end of said rod extending at 'right angles to the wind shield, a second wind shield wiper non-rota tably mounted uponthe inwardly extending end of said rod and at all times opposite the first mentioned wiper, and .a glare shield rigidly fixed to said innermost wiper.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my .signature'm'the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. BELLINGHAM.

Witnesses:

v S. C. BRoNsoN, S. GEO. Smvnns. 

